H-1B Senior Scientist I Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Scientist I is $104,416, across 272 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$104,416
Average wage
$107,260
90th percentile
$136,800
Certified LCAs
272
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $50,107
- 25th
- $91,374
- Median
- $104,416
- Average
- $107,260
- 90th
- $136,800
- Highest
- $163,800
Based on 272 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
23FY20
37FY21
44FY22
53FY23
52FY24
51FY25
12FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Scientist I
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| DICERNA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 3 | $145,000 |
| CEPHEID | 9 | $128,500 |
| Schrodinger, Inc. | 27 | $125,000 |
| ABBVIE BIORESEARCH CENTER INC. | 10 | $124,500 |
| Beam Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $122,000 |
| Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $121,100 |
| Prime Medicine, Inc. | 4 | $115,562 |
| ABBVIE INC. | 26 | $110,000 |
| Arrowhead Madison, Inc. | 3 | $102,232 |
| Intercontinental Great Brands LLC | 4 | $100,500 |
| Tris Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $96,730 |
| XenoBiotic Laboratories, Inc., a div. of WuXi | 7 | $95,000 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | 94 | $91,374 |
| Solvay USA Inc. | 2 | $79,250 |
| Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLC | 6 | $76,773 |
Salaries by location
Cambridge, MA · $92,153New York, NY · $125,000North Chicago, IL · $100,000San Diego, CA · $101,442Emeryville, CA · $109,741Worcester, MA · $115,000Sunnyvale, CA · $125,000Cranbury, NJ · $99,000Lexington, MA · $150,000East Hanover, NJ · $100,500South San Francisco, CA · $137,000Madison, WI · $120,982N Chicago, IL · $110,000Billerica, MA · $123,000Boston, MA · $112,500